They aren’t, though specifically for groceries, it’s somewhat-less relevant for the US than Canada, because we produce a wider variety of food domestically.
There are some important things that we do import, which have been discussed on here, like out-of-season fruits and vegetables.
Your statement is only accurate if tire exclusively talking about the food being imported. American fertilizer ingredients and a lot of the equipment (or materials for the equipment) come from Canada and other countries hit by the tariffs. There was an article a month ago about how the Vermont maple syrup industry is totally screwed because all their equipment comes from Canada.
They aren’t, though specifically for groceries, it’s somewhat-less relevant for the US than Canada, because we produce a wider variety of food domestically.
There are some important things that we do import, which have been discussed on here, like out-of-season fruits and vegetables.
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These guys highlight several fields:
https://www.eatingwell.com/foods-impacted-by-new-tariffs-11712453
Tropical Produce — the US consumes more than it has tropical regions to grow tropical foods in.
Seafood
Coffee
Olive Oil, which we mostly get from Europe. “The U.S. produces only 2% of the olive oil that it consumes”
Chocolate
Nuts (though IIRC we’re a major producer of some important nuts, like almonds and peanuts).
Your statement is only accurate if tire exclusively talking about the food being imported. American fertilizer ingredients and a lot of the equipment (or materials for the equipment) come from Canada and other countries hit by the tariffs. There was an article a month ago about how the Vermont maple syrup industry is totally screwed because all their equipment comes from Canada.
Yeah, I don’t know if you saw it before you commented, but I did update my comment to include a mention of fertilizer.